crash thread

ProPain · 08-11-2010, 20:08

Opening a new thread for this, maybe we can come up with some solutions.

After the patch I;m experiencing a lot more crashes than before. For me the most common one is

1) crash when trying to save or just after saving is finished
Obviously this is very annoying, anyone had this and found a solution?

1.1) Ran a file verification in Steam, and 1 file turned out to be corrupt and was replaced. Back to playing, let's see of this helps.
Had another crash, but it took a while longer compared to the last one. After the crash I revalidated my files and got another corrupt file. Thought this was fishy and immediately ran another validate after the replacement download: one corrupt file to replace.
1.2) Did a graph driver update, didn't experience the crash since after about 15 saves or so. Hopefully I've seen the last of it. I'm using an NVidia card for those haveing the same issues.

I suspect this is a bug in Steam, would someone be so kind and run a file validation in Steam and see what that does turn up?

If you have any other issues, just post em and I edit them in.

Furiey · 09-11-2010, 01:25

Mine validates fine but doesn't crash either. There are however a lot of reports on this on the other site.

ProPain · 09-11-2010, 09:12

Starting to suspect the crash is related to screen changed, much like the 2D/3D switch crash. Mostly because I had the crash several time when entering the save screen instead of right after saving when changing back. Updated graphics drivers, haven't seen another crash yet. Who knows........

The Steam validation problem persists. CFC seems down, so I can't look there but I'm gonna ignore this issue for a while. Fairly convinced this is related to Steam validation doing something.

Shabbaman · 09-11-2010, 10:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProPain

1) crash when trying to save or just after saving is finished
Obviously this is very annoying, anyone had this and found a solution?

Same here since the last patch.

ProPain · 09-11-2010, 11:01

Shabba, have you tried validating your civ V file cache?

Shabbaman · 09-11-2010, 12:53

No. The bug is random, not persistent, so I don't really bother with it.

Furiey · 09-11-2010, 14:26

What graphics cards do you have? Mine is ATI and I've had no problem with crashing.

ProPain · 09-11-2010, 14:29

NVidia NVS 5100M, laptop graphics card.

Card itself isn't having that much trouble with civ I think. My last laptop would go into extreme overheating mode when I played Civ or SC, fan noise was to the point of being unbearable. This new one barely warms up when playing Civ.

Darkness · 09-11-2010, 14:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Furiey

What graphics cards do you have? Mine is ATI and I've had no problem with crashing.

I've got the ATI listed in the minimum requirement specs and the game has crashed just once.

ProPain · 09-11-2010, 15:16

My old laptop had an ATI card as well and I hardly had any crashes then. Only 2D/3D switching caused freezes, but those are easy to avoid. I switched comps at the same time I got a new pc, so hard to test wether this is patch or pc related. Which is a pity

08-11-2010, 20:08	#1
ProPain Customized Admin :) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sailing the seas of cheese. Posts: 5,852	crash thread Opening a new thread for this, maybe we can come up with some solutions. After the patch I;m experiencing a lot more crashes than before. For me the most common one is *1) crash when trying to save or just after saving is finished* Obviously this is very annoying, anyone had this and found a solution? 1.1) Ran a file verification in Steam, and 1 file turned out to be corrupt and was replaced. Back to playing, let's see of this helps. Had another crash, but it took a while longer compared to the last one. After the crash I revalidated my files and got another corrupt file. Thought this was fishy and immediately ran another validate after the replacement download: one corrupt file to replace. 1.2) Did a graph driver update, didn't experience the crash since after about 15 saves or so. Hopefully I've seen the last of it. I'm using an NVidia card for those haveing the same issues. I suspect this is a bug in Steam, would someone be so kind and run a file validation in Steam and see what that does turn up? If you have any other issues, just post em and I edit them in. __________________ I fed my Dog the American Dream Well, he rolled over and he started to scream He said, I dig the taste of salt but it don't keep me alive yeah, yeah

09-11-2010, 09:12	#3
ProPain Customized Admin :) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sailing the seas of cheese. Posts: 5,852	Starting to suspect the crash is related to screen changed, much like the 2D/3D switch crash. Mostly because I had the crash several time when entering the save screen instead of right after saving when changing back. Updated graphics drivers, haven't seen another crash yet. Who knows........ The Steam validation problem persists. CFC seems down, so I can't look there but I'm gonna ignore this issue for a while. Fairly convinced this is related to Steam validation doing something. __________________ I fed my Dog the American Dream Well, he rolled over and he started to scream He said, I dig the taste of salt but it don't keep me alive yeah, yeah

09-11-2010, 11:01	#5
ProPain Customized Admin :) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sailing the seas of cheese. Posts: 5,852	Shabba, have you tried validating your civ V file cache? __________________ I fed my Dog the American Dream Well, he rolled over and he started to scream He said, I dig the taste of salt but it don't keep me alive yeah, yeah

09-11-2010, 12:53	#6
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,493	No. The bug is random, not persistent, so I don't really bother with it. __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

09-11-2010, 14:29	#8
ProPain Customized Admin :) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sailing the seas of cheese. Posts: 5,852	NVidia NVS 5100M, laptop graphics card. Card itself isn't having that much trouble with civ I think. My last laptop would go into extreme overheating mode when I played Civ or SC, fan noise was to the point of being unbearable. This new one barely warms up when playing Civ. __________________ I fed my Dog the American Dream Well, he rolled over and he started to scream He said, I dig the taste of salt but it don't keep me alive yeah, yeah

09-11-2010, 01:25	#2
Furiey King Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bedfordshire UK. Posts: 1,031	Mine validates fine but doesn't crash either. There are however a lot of reports on this on the other site.

09-11-2010, 14:26	#7
Furiey King Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bedfordshire UK. Posts: 1,031	What graphics cards do you have? Mine is ATI and I've had no problem with crashing.

09-11-2010, 15:16	#10
ProPain Customized Admin :) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sailing the seas of cheese. Posts: 5,852	My old laptop had an ATI card as well and I hardly had any crashes then. Only 2D/3D switching caused freezes, but those are easy to avoid. I switched comps at the same time I got a new pc, so hard to test wether this is patch or pc related. Which is a pity __________________ I fed my Dog the American Dream Well, he rolled over and he started to scream He said, I dig the taste of salt but it don't keep me alive yeah, yeah